Review: Leaf Spirit rechargeable vibrator

I’ve never had a rechargeable vibrator before so was rather excited when the Leaf Spirit arrived!

The box for the leaf spirit is lovely and plain. Looking at it you wouldn’t know what was inside, the only giveaways are ‘natural pleasure‘ and the site address containing ‘vibes‘ unless you look at the back of the box. I love that it’s a simple magnetic opening. Never under appreciate a good box!
When you open it, the first thing you see if the user manual in seven different languages. To say it’s eco friendly, it seems a bit of a waste of cardboard for the user manual to need to be in, however I like it nevertheless and the little bit of velcro that keeps it shut. I’m so easily pleased at times!
The charger comes with 4 adaptors, brilliant for if you’re travelling with the toy. There is a canvas tote for storing the leaf, however it is a bit oversized for such a small toy.

On to the review

The leaf itself is a lot smaller than I expected, it’s the same size as my lip balm! It has all the markings on the top side, however it did come with an apology which made me smile.

“Hey there! Even though you might not mind the markings, some people do. So for those people we just wanted to say sorry for having all those little symbols on your product. Unfortunately we are forced to put them on due to international laws, so please don’t be mad at us”
Don’t worry leaf, I’m not mad. It’s a good enough reason.

I put the vibrator on charge as I flicked through the manual. The charging time is approximately 2 hours for up to 1 hour 15 minutes play on lower settings or 40 minutes on higher.
You’re meant to charge the leaf for 3 hours prior to it’s first use… I must admit, I was a little impatient here!

The material

The vibrator is made of 100% seamless silicone, however if you run your finger over the seam you can feel it. When in use it is hard to notice however. The silicone has a bit of pull to it, so a little water based lube won’t hurt. It also seems to pick up lint rather easily, so make sure you wash it with soapy water or toy cleaner.
I rather like the green color, I think it gives it quite a clean fresh feel, however some may like a variety of color. The shape of the toy is a slight ‘C’ shape which is curved to your body. I find it a good fit as it is small enough to cover the vulva with the tip on your clit without making you feel swamped. The centre of the toy is solid, but it softens towards the edges nicely. It is a tough contender for the ‘eco-sexy’ We Vibe.

The motor of the vibrator

The motor is mainly in the tip of the toy where it is positioned on the clit. It has one button to push which lights up when the toy is turned on and flashes as you move up through the speeds until you reach the top speed. I can’t really see the light when it is in position, the button is easy to locate thankfully. It took me a little while to get used to the controls as I am used to pushing the button once to go to the next speed, where in this case it turned off, and when I held it down to try and turn it off it increased. It was all a bit backwards to what I was used to. I do actually now prefer the smoothness of being able to change speed by holding down the button, the only flaw being that you can’t go to lower speeds again without turning it off.
It also has a clever ‘lock’ feature so that it doesn’t accidentally get turned on in your bag. Press three times to lock, and three to unlock. Simple!

It contains a single motor powered by PowerBullet technology. On lower settings it is really quiet, and as you would expect gets louder as the vibrations get stronger. I was worried that it would be heard through the walls, but I was assured it was fine. When held against the body, you have to apply quite a bit of pressure to feel the full vibrations, I prefer holding the leaf and using just the main tip part which was more effective for me. The vibrations on the highest setting were definitely strong enough to get me off.
It sits well enough to be used hands free during sex, or could also be put in your knickers as you go out for an extra buzz. I have tried this on a trip to the supermarket, definitely made shopping a bit more fun!

The leaf is waterproof, however the hole for the charger did worry me slightly. I didn’t want water getting in and damaging the motor. I can say thought I braved it and the toy is perfectly safe when underwater. No worrying needed!

Overall I must admit, it is my new favorite toy! Once you pick it up, you just don’t want to put it down again.